REFLECTOR: N36LV Flies !!!

[Chuck]

Congrats! Sounds like you did a great job building your V.

 By the way, what is the "factory" Vne on the XL5RG? What are Precise Flight 
speed brakes?

Chuck H

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From: "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:37 AM
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: N36LV Flies !!!

> Bill,
> Whoa.  This is great.  What are plans for speed testing past factory Vne?
> Congrats, but be careful about flutter.  I know how you must feel.
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Lawrence J. Epstein, MD
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:52 AM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: N36LV Flies !!!
>
> Congrats!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of LAURA WALKER
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:11 AM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: N36LV Flies !!!
>
> Hi All,
>
> It's official...36 Lost Vacations is now a real airplane. It was
> inspected and certificated last Thursday and John Abraham flew it for
> the first time Sunday. He pronounced it very airworthy, and went on to
> fly it for the first 5 hrs.
>
> After break-in, at 21.5" and 2500 rpms, he was truing 225 kts at 3900
> ft. That's about 68-70% power and 18 gph.
>
> 22.5" and 2500 rpms was 234 kts true on 20 gph.
>
> These fuel flows are still VERY rich so as to be kind to my engine for
> awhile.
>
> My VSI is programmed for 3000 fpm and John had it pegged for a timed
> minute at 90 kts indicated.
>
> His only complaint was how to get it to slow down...guess I'll have to
> look into those PreciseFlight speed brakes.
>
> The specifics are: XL-5 RG, 1871 lbs empty weight, 80 gals fuel
> capacity, Performance Engines IO-550 EXP with tuned 6-into-2 exhaust
> headers, 390-400 HP, and a MT 3-blade prop.
>
> I'll give more performance specs as I get through the next 34 hrs of
> flight testing.
>
> Bill Walker
>
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